Hi. I am new to the forum. I am using Windows Vista Home Premium (with
current updates.)

I am having this same problem; however, I seem to have stumbled on a
temporary 'fix.' When I get this error, I open Paint from Windows Photo
Gallery (WPG), and just click on File and just Save (I made no changes
in Paint.) When I go back to WPG, any changes I make will 'autosave.'
It's an annoying extra step, but at least I'm not completely stalled.
It seems to 'unlock' the file, if that is what the problem was.

I am only a GUI user, and keep hunting and clicking until I find a
solution (or not.) I have no idea why this works. It also works if I
use any other photo editor program (i.e. Adobe Photoshop Elements) and
then go back to WPG.

I haven't worked on my photo editing for a while, so I don't know when
this problem started or what triggered it, so I didn't want to try the
Restore plan. I have no idea how far I would have to go back.

As I said, I'm no computer expert, but I thought I'd share this in case
it helps point to a solution.


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Thanks, momtodogs. I will certainly try your fix. I prefer to use
Photo Gallery because my Paint doesn't have a "crop". But have found
that Paint does a better job of resizing. Will let this board know if
your solution works for me.


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Thanks, momtodogs. I will certainly try your fix. I prefer to use
Photo Gallery because my Paint doesn't have a "crop". But have found
that Paint does a better job of resizing. Will let this board know if
your solution works for me.


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Yeah, momtodogs, your solution to the Photo Gallery problem works for me
also. How in the world did you ever think to open an edited picture in
Paint to save? Brilliant idea.


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I think you'll like this more then Photo Gallery.

http://paint.net/

Paint.NET is free image and photo editing software for computers that run
Windows. It features an intuitive and innovative user interface with support
for layers, unlimited undo, special effects, and a wide variety of useful
and powerful tools. An active and growing online community provides friendly
help, tutorials, and plugins.
It started development as an undergraduate college senior design project
mentored by Microsoft, and is currently being maintained by some of the
alumni that originally worked on it. Originally intended as a free
replacement for the Microsoft Paint software that comes with Windows, it has
grown into a powerful yet simple image and photo editor tool. It has been
compared to other digital photo editing software packages such as Adobe®
Photoshop®, Corel® Paint Shop Pro®, Microsoft Photo Editor, and The GIMP.


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Thanks, momtodogs. I will certainly try your fix. I prefer to use
Photo Gallery because my Paint doesn't have a "crop". But have found
that Paint does a better job of resizing. Will let this board know if
your solution works for me.


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Yes, I have Paint; but it does not "crop" like Photo Gallery does -or at
least I haven't found out how to crop in Paint. Using Photo Gallery to
crop, then open the page up in Paint, then saving from Paint works.
Momtodogs told me how to do that - works fine.


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I didn't say *Paint*. I said **Paint.NET**.

http://paint.net/

Paint.NET is free image and photo editing software for computers that run
Windows. It features an intuitive and innovative user interface with support
for layers, unlimited undo, special effects, and a wide variety of useful
and powerful tools. An active and growing online community provides friendly
help, tutorials, and plugins.
It started development as an undergraduate college senior design project
mentored by Microsoft, and is currently being maintained by some of the
alumni that originally worked on it. Originally intended as a free
replacement for the Microsoft Paint software that comes with Windows, it has
grown into a powerful yet simple image and photo editor tool. It has been
compared to other digital photo editing software packages such as Adobe®
Photoshop®, Corel® Paint Shop Pro®, Microsoft Photo Editor, and The GIMP.



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Yes, I have Paint; but it does not "crop" like Photo Gallery does -or at
least I haven't found out how to crop in Paint. Using Photo Gallery to
crop, then open the page up in Paint, then saving from Paint works.
Momtodogs told me how to do that - works fine.


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My mistake.......Yes, I have used Paint.net before - will try again.
Thank you for advice


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When following up to a previous post, you don't need to include everything.
Snip out what's not relevant. But do include what is relevant. Some people
may have missed the previous posts.


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My mistake.......Yes, I have used Paint.net before - will try again.
Thank you for advice


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